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[Collection] Various Battery saving apps/tips/tricks

There are a lot of battery saving/enhancing apps/tips/tricks out there. Lets get them all together and see how well our batteries perform with every little trick that we have...post em up below and I will update this post with all of them in an organized fashion.
A key to actually noticing and benefiting from enhanced battery is that you cant be messing with your phone constantly to see if anything has changed, must try to maintain normal usage!!!
1. In Phone dial *#*#4636#*#* | Phone information, error popup may appear that is okay, if your preferred network type is GSM auto (PRL) change it to CDMA auto (PRL).
2. In Sound & Display Menu, Uncheck 'Orientation' if unnecessary.
3. In Sound & Display Menu, Uncheck 'Haptic feedback' if unnecessary.
4. In Sound & Display Menu | Brightness, Uncheck 'Auto-brightness" if unnecessary.
5. In Sound & Display Menu | Animation, Set to 'No animations' if unnecessary.
6. In Accounts & sync Menu, Uncheck 'Auto-Sync' and 'Background data' if unnecessary.
7. In Accounts & sync Menu | Facebook for HTC Sense | Account settings, Set to 'Once a day' if unnecessary.
8. In Wireless & networks Menu, Uncheck Wi-Fi and Bluetooth if unnecessary.
9. In Wireless & networks Menu | Wi-Fi settings | Menu | Advanced | Wi-Fi sleep policy, Set to 'Never'.
10. In Wireless & networks Menu | Mobile Networks, Uncheck 'Enable always-on mobile data' if unnecessary.
11. In Language & keyboard Menu | Text Input, Uncheck 'Vibrate when typing' if unnecessary.
12. Download Autostarts, check out the help tab in the app to learn how to effectively use.
13. Download SetCPU [HTC EVO beta], check out the help tab in the app to learn how to effectively use.
14. Download Systempanel, check out the help tab in the app to learn how to effectively use.
15. Download Juice Defender, check out the help tab in the app to learn how to effectively use.
16. People widget consumes a great deal of CPU remove it if unnecessary.
17. Don't use LiveWallpapers if unnecessary.
18. Make sure Gtalk is not automatically signing in if unnecessary.
19. Remove HTC LockScreen and HTC sense, Use LauncherPro2 or or AWDLauncher
20. Turn your device ON and Charge the device for 8 hours or more, Unplug the device and Turn the phone OFF and charge for 1 hour, Unplug the device Turn ON wait 2 minutes and Turn OFF and charge for another hour.

You could sum up your list by just saying... TURN OFF EVERYTHING THAT MAKES THIS DEVICE COOL!

Yeah really, I can see it now...
One of you competitive types, goes head to head with an iPhone user:
EVO user: "Oh yeah? My EVO is better than your iPhone!"
iPhone user: "Prove it!"
EVO user: "I will, but you'll have to wait just a minute, I have to turn everything on... then I can only show you for a second or two because otherwise I will use too much of my precious battery, and I'll have to plug in a little earlier tonight than usual."

hmm, welcome fellas....these are suggestions that can be used in different combination as seen fit by the user...you guys are brilliant.
Because unlike you two who probably post up in front of a TV being worthless all day with your phone plugged in, others are out being productive unable to leave their phones plugged-in in their parents living room!!

mastermayhm069 said:
hmm, welcome fellas....these are suggestions that can be used in different combination as seen fit by the user...you guys are brilliant.
Because unlike you two who probably post up in front of a TV being worthless all day with your phone plugged in, others are out being productive unable to leave their phones plugged-in in their parents living room!!
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Thin-skinned? It's called sarcasm with a hint of jocularity, look it up. And for the record, I haven't lived in my parents' house in 17 years, am an Air Force vet of 14 years, family man with a wife and 2 children, own my own house, and am currently employed as an IT Manager with a six figure salary. So with that in mind, kindly shove your attitude back up your a$$.
Edit: Oh, I forgot to mention, I get a full day's use from 6am-1030ish pm from my EVO, using it regularly as an IT manager would. (i.e. exchange e-mail constantly syncing, RDP, phone calls, etc.)

Jye75 said:
Thin-skinned? It's called sarcasm with a hint of jocularity, look it up. And for the record, I haven't lived in my parents' house in 17 years, am an Air Force vet of 14 years, family man with a wife and 2 children, own my own house, and am currently employed as an IT Manager with a six figure salary. So with that in mind, kindly shove your attitude back up your a$$.
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Finish him!

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But seriously, you can take measures to help battery life without crippling your experience. You don't have to do everything, you don't have to do anything. I See what the OP was getting at, all over I see people asking about battery life. You don't have to shut everything down, considering some stuff helps more than others. Some **** isn't even worth turning off.

beesneazy said:
But seriously, you can take measures to help battery life without crippling your experience. You don't have to do everything, you don't have to do anything. I See what the OP was getting at, all over I see people asking about battery life. You don't have to shut everything down, considering some stuff helps more than others. Some **** isn't even worth turning off.
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That was my point as well, only in story-telling mode.

Jye75 said:
Thin-skinned? It's called sarcasm with a hint of jocularity, look it up. And for the record, I haven't lived in my parents' house in 17 years, am an Air Force vet of 14 years, family man with a wife and 2 children, own my own house, and am currently employed as an IT Manager with a six figure salary. So with that in mind, kindly shove your attitude back up your a$$.
Edit: Oh, I forgot to mention, I get a full day's use from 6am-1030ish pm from my EVO, using it regularly as an IT manager would. (i.e. exchange e-mail constantly syncing, RDP, phone calls, etc.)
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you are a bada$$, but my dad can beat up your dad...relax dude
updated first post, make it easier for newbs to find where all settings are

mastermayhm069 said:
you are a bada$$, but my dad can beat up your dad...relax dude
updated first post, make it easier for newbs to find where all settings are
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1: Doubt it, my dad's Chuck Norris
2: I'm relaxed... gettin a massage right now!

Jye75 said:
1: Doubt it, my dad's Chuck Norris
2: I'm relaxed... gettin a massage right now!
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hah touche
if anyone has other tips ideas tricks apps let me know...im gunna get my battery to last me a whole weekk........haha

OP...I appreciate the attempt. I have done a few of those right off the bat. My phone only two hours old and some stuff I know I don't need....like email every 5 minutes or live wallpapers or super bright screen.
I will also be leaving 4G off until I need it...say for video. I am perfectly fine with manually turning it on an off. 3G is dang good for getting emails and most web browsing. I'll be using 4g almost as turbo for now until I figure this machine out.
Good list!

sablesurfer said:
OP...I appreciate the attempt. I have done a few of those right off the bat. My phone only two hours old and some stuff I know I don't need....like email every 5 minutes or live wallpapers or super bright screen.
I will also be leaving 4G off until I need it...say for video. I am perfectly fine with manually turning it on an off. 3G is dang good for getting emails and most web browsing. I'll be using 4g almost as turbo for now until I figure this machine out.
Good list!
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Yeah and if you put all those quick switches on one of the home screens (like BT, WiFi, 4G, Mobile Network, HotSpot or even Airplane mode) it makes it even easier to flip 4G on/off as well as the other options.

beesneazy said:
Yeah and if you put all those quick switches on one of the home screens (like BT, WiFi, 4G, Mobile Network, HotSpot or even Airplane mode) it makes it even easier to flip 4G on/off as well as the other options.
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try switch pro widget, it has all those plus more...its in the market

I use a brightness level widget and have the screen set at 25% and now the display is only 9% of battery use. That is bright enough for indoor use. When I had the screen set at 75% brightness, it was using most of the juice.

mastermayhm069 said:
try switch pro widget, it has all those plus more...its in the market
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Thanks, will have to check that out!

I don't recommend SetCPU or OC Widget unless you plan to underclock 100% of the time, since the EVO underclocks automatically. You can observe this in SystemPanel.
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mastermayhm069 said:
19. Remove HTC LockScreen and HTC sense, Use LauncherPro2 or or AWDLauncher
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Yea that isn't going to happen. You are disabling the whole UI and replacing it with a Home alternative launcher? I think I will try the other 19 tips before this
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Finish him!
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Eat me! I am bored and waiting to see what this tropical storm is going to do

TheBiles said:
I don't recommend SetCPU or OC Widget unless you plan to underclock 100% of the time, since the EVO underclocks automatically. You can observe this in SystemPanel.
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wow i guess you are right, i never noticed cause I had setcpu installed before systempanel. do you know what the parameters for auto underclocking are?
I only ask because as far as i could tell underclocking using profiles in setcpu didnt seem to increase battery level at all and i never tried lowing my max hah.

4.3 on AT&T S4, Will we loose MOBILE DATA toggle in Notifications Panel?

I was looking at an AT&T Galaxy Note 3 last night as someone was asking some tricks to it. I told them if you turn off your mobile data thru the notification panel you can save a lot of battery loss, so i showed them how quickly they can do that on the S4. I looked at their Galaxy Note 3 and that MOBILE DATA toggle was missing from the page of icons for the Notification Panel.
This is a big one for me before i upgrade to AT&T's latest. I suppose no one knows now if we will see the same icon missing at this time. Just a heads up.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle
I did when I flashed a 4.3 rom, turning off mobile data was a key tool I use to monitor my phone I don't know why they'd take this step backwards but this was my solution. This app was a great discovery.

pete3000 said:
I was looking at an AT&T Galaxy Note 3 last night as someone was asking some tricks to it. I told them if you turn off your mobile data thru the notification panel you can save a lot of battery loss, so i showed them how quickly they can do that on the S4. I looked at their Galaxy Note 3 and that MOBILE DATA toggle was missing from the page of icons for the Notification Panel.
This is a big one for me before i upgrade to AT&T's latest. I suppose no one knows now if we will see the same icon missing at this time. Just a heads up.
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Are you sure about this?
Maybe you didnt check the settings
Here is a screensshot from the Note 3 :
EDIT: ooops sorry you meant ATT version; I dont know if the screenshot is from ATT or other carriers
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salutcemoi said:
Are you sure about this?
Maybe you didnt check the settings
Here is a screensshot from the Note 3 :
EDIT: ooops sorry you meant ATT version; I dont know if the screenshot is from ATT or other carriers
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Some people said on the leak that they didn't have it, others said they had it but it wasn't set to show by default.

DeadlySin9 said:
Some people said on the leak that they didn't have it, others said they had it but it wasn't set to show by default.
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Ah OK
As I said, I dont think screenshot is from the North American version; International Note 3 has the toggle
Im gonna wait before updating to 4.3 anyway, it would be pretty stupid to remove it, makes no sense

I have tried two different ROMs based on leaks of MJ6 and both were missing the data toggle. I haven't tried any of the MJ5 versions.
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I think saving battery by turning off mobile data will be an individual thing. I ran into issues on my previous Android phone by being too aggressive disabling mobile data with Juice Defender. I discovered that MMS was disabled unless mobile data was turned on, so if you do MMS, remembering to re-enable mobile data could be an inconvenience. And depending on the strength of the mobile data signal, your phone's radio may use more or less power to maintain the connection.
I find I have no battery issues just leaving most everything enabled on my GS4 (data, wifi, gps, gestures, etc.) I don't use many of the smart features, so I switch those off as well as nfc, sbeam and bluetooth.

thanks everyone. i decided to post this Q in the att forums as well . http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Di...ll-it-be-missing-the-Mobile-Data/td-p/3761065

pete3000 said:
thanks everyone. i decided to post this Q in the att forums as well . http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Di...ll-it-be-missing-the-Mobile-Data/td-p/3761065
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You should have posted this in the "Q&A" section here as well.

can i have a moderator move it then?

pete3000 said:
I was looking at an AT&T Galaxy Note 3 last night as someone was asking some tricks to it. I told them if you turn off your mobile data thru the notification panel you can save a lot of battery loss, so i showed them how quickly they can do that on the S4. I looked at their Galaxy Note 3 and that MOBILE DATA toggle was missing from the page of icons for the Notification Panel.
This is a big one for me before i upgrade to AT&T's latest. I suppose no one knows now if we will see the same icon missing at this time. Just a heads up.
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That is always an option on all android phones. The phone you were looking at just had the icon hidden. In the notifications panel there is a way to select which icons are shown.

ctleng76 said:
That is always an option on all android phones. The phone you were looking at just had the icon hidden. In the notifications panel there is a way to select which icons are shown.
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I think what he is saying is that it looks like ATT may have had it removed. It is not in the 4.3 ATT leaked firmware for the i747 either, and NO option to choose it. So HOPEFULLY it is just due to a leak and not the full OFFICIAL firmware from ATT. Below are the ONLY choices to choose from on the S3 i747 leak. I have already tried the RESET and it is still not there. So it MAY be something ATT is taking out
Sent From My ATT S3 i747 Dark Blue BadAss Theme

They replaced that button with Reading Mode.
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danchoi704 said:
They replaced that button with Reading Mode.
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Wonder what that reading mode does?
My mobile data button also went missing after the 4.3 update. Be that as it may, I wonder what world you guys live in that find a benefit to turning off mobile data? I find no benefit to doing that. Sure can't send MMS if MD is off. And I have yet to have any battery issues that would make me look for ways to stretch my battery life. OEM battery, stock ROM, Nova Prime launcher.

I turn the bg color from white to yellow
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speedlever said:
Wonder what that reading mode does?
My mobile data button also went missing after the 4.3 update. Be that as it may, I wonder what world you guys live in that find a benefit to turning off mobile data? I find no benefit to doing that. Sure can't send MMS if MD is off. And I have yet to have any battery issues that would make me look for ways to stretch my battery life. OEM battery, stock ROM, Nova Prime launcher.
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Reading mode changes the white to a more yellow color on apps it's enabled on when the toggle is turned on...you have to go to setting and select apps it effects.
As for the benefit...I like to use it when I'm running low on data...I have a 3gb plan but sadly that's not enough, I often get down to 100 mbs left so turning off data prevents background tasks from using up the last of my data...the main reason I eat up si much data is cause let is faster than any wifi I've ever been connected to...so more often than not I use lte instead of wifi
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mg2195 said:
Reading mode changes the white to a more yellow color on apps it's enabled on when the toggle is turned on...you have to go to setting and select apps it effects.
As for the benefit...I like to use it when I'm running low on data...I have a 3gb plan but sadly that's not enough, I often get down to 100 mbs left so turning off data prevents background tasks from using up the last of my data...the main reason I eat up si much data is cause let is faster than any wifi I've ever been connected to...so more often than not I use lte instead of wifi
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That, I can understand. But I was under the impression people were turning off data to save battery life, which doesn't make any sense to me (in my world).

I use my MD button to limit my data usage , not to save battery. .. I use that button more than Reading mode.
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ost0211;47017404]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle
I did when I flashed a 4.3 rom, turning off mobile data was a key tool I use to monitor my phone I don't know why they'd take this step backwards but this was my solution. This app was a great discovery.[/QUOTE]
thanks. I hate Samsung for this dam downgrade.
what's up with business lately, all their upgrades are actually downgrade. has the world spin backward?

How to turn data on/off
Good news is that even with the mobile data button gone from the notification panel, it is still possible to turn the mobile data on/off.
To enable/disable mobile data:
1) Click the gear (Settings)
2) Click "Data Usage"
3) Check/uncheck "Mobile data" box.
Clearly, AT&T wants us to use more data and pay them overage fees or upgrade to a more expensive data plan. That's a pretty cheap trick. With AT&T now offering lower monthly fees when you bring your own phone, my next phone will run stock Android.

Constant TouchWiz Popup when Home button is pressed

sorry, if this has been brought up, I searched, but didn't find any threads.
Anyways, I would say about 40-50% of the time when I press the Home button, I get this popup
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and after I press "TouchWiz Home" I'd hit "Always" and then I get this:
this constantly popups up... well.. again, maybe every other time I hit the Home button... it's quite annoying... can any advice me what do to?
thanks in advance for any tips/advice
Ken

Try task manager and clear the default, then try and set it again and see if it works

radicalisto said:
Try task manager and clear the default, then try and set it again and see if it works
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Okay, so here's a dumb question, where's the task manager? Is it call something else?

trainerKEN said:
Okay, so here's a dumb question, where's the task manager? Is it call something else?
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Not a dumb question at all, Push and hold the home button, select the little globe in the bottom left, once you go thru to the next screen, scroll accross to CLEAR DEFAULTS and choose Touch Wiz and hit clear, exit out then try setting TW again and pressing Always.

radicalisto said:
Not a dumb question at all, Push and hold the home button, select the little globe in the bottom left, once you go thru to the next screen, scroll accross to CLEAR DEFAULTS and choose Touch Wiz and hit clear, exit out then try setting TW again and pressing Always.
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okay, so I'm there, but I don't see TW to clear

When you press the home button the TW asks you to set Just once/ Always yes? -- if you choose always it should store it in there as a default. -
OK, try settings > general > application manager > choose ALL then scroll down to TW - choose TouchWiz Home - It should show 850KB or so in size, If not clear cache then clear data, hit force stop, reboot your phone and see if it stores the data this time.

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When you press the home button the TW asks you to set Just once/ Always yes? -- if you choose always it should store it in there as a default. -
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yes, I always press "Always"
radicalisto said:
OK, try settings > general > application manager > choose ALL then scroll down to TW - choose TouchWiz Home - It should show 850KB or so in size, If not clear cache then clear data, hit force stop, reboot your phone and see if it stores the data this time.
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okay, so I just did it... let's see if it works... I will follow up, thanks!

Hit the home button again and if it doesn't pop up, it's sorted

radicalisto said:
Hit the home button again and if it doesn't pop up, it's sorted
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ugh, it just did it again

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ugh, it just did it again
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Ok for some bizarre reason it isn't storing local data, I'm at a bit of a loss.
What Model number do you have? and what firmware are you running? - rooted also? any mods installed recently or other launchers?
when you went to cache, did it show 850kb or so in the app itself? as if it was storing the data at all?
You could try a factory reset. I know it isn't ideal and it bugs me when I have had to do one previously. It may fix it. 9 out of 10 times it does.
EDIT: I'm at work so my replies may be a little sporadic or so, but I'll be around to help.

radicalisto said:
Ok for some bizarre reason it isn't storing local data, I'm at a bit of a loss.
What Model number do you have? and what firmware are you running? - rooted also? any mods installed recently or other launchers?
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the number says SM-N900W8, it's running 4.3, NOT rooted, bone stock, no mods... I just got the phone 2 days ago
radicalisto said:
when you went to cache, did it show 850kb or so in the app itself? as if it was storing the data at all?
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I don't remember what the number was, but I'm pretty sure it was in the 700kb....
radicalisto said:
could try a factory reset. I know it isn't ideal and it bugs me when I have had to do one previously. It may fix it. 9 out of 10 times it does.
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I'm going to try the previous instruction again and see if it helps, if not I'll do a factory reset. Not much trouble since I just got the phone 2 days ago...
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: I'm at work so my replies may be a little sporadic or so, but I'll be around to help.
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thanks man, I really appreciate your help

What mine shows, let me know what happens when you reset it. Usually does the job especially on the Note 3 lol.
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What mine shows, let me know what happens when you reset it. Usually does the job especially on the Note 3 lol.
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okay, so I ended up just doing a factory reset... and in the process... there was a system update. I have a feeling when I got the phone at the store, I was flying through the setup process and skipped it. As of right now, it looks like it's working fine :fingers-crossed:
thanks again for all your help... I'm going to pass this along because apparently I wasn't the only one with this issue

Ahh cool, least you got sorted, No problem man. Enjoy the phone

Did you enable Google Now? Disable it, and it will not ask you again.
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Did you enable Google Now? I have mine disable and it stop prompting me to choose TW again. Go ahead and try disable your Google Now.
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okay... so I wanted to post an update. Truthfully, the issue started up AGAIN! I was sooooo annoyed, I didn't want to post because I figured it was frustrating others reading my issue. Apparently, I wasn't the only person having this issue. I did some search and came across a thread over at Android Central...
here's the thread: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...lete-action-using-touchwiz-easy-home-huh.html
anyways, the trick is to uninstall the latest version of Google Search update. JUST TO CLARIFY, this does NOT mean you're actually uninstalling Google Search (because, I mean... there's no way I'd ever use Bing or Yahoo search :laugh: )
You go to your Google Play Store, search "Google Search" and the app will come up... it's already installed so you'll get the options of "Open" or "Uninstall".... You click on "Uninstall" and ONLY the latest version of Google Search will be uninstalled... Google Now, Google Search WILL still be there... But this issue will be gone
So, needless to say, the latest version of Google Search has some kind of bug with TouchWiz or whatever.
Hope this help others in the future

Yes im having this issue too and reverting back to the older version is the solution. This phone has given me many bugs. Totally aint worth the money.
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Has Google Search bug been resolved?
andresalonika said:
Yes im having this issue too and reverting back to the older version is the solution. This phone has given me many bugs. Totally aint worth the money.
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I had this problem and then removed the updates. However, I now see a new update for Google Search dated January 9, 2014. Has anyone tried this update to see if the problem persists?
Maybe tonight I will give it a go.
Thanks

No more touchwiz problem
:good: After upgrading Google Search to the January 9, 2014 yesterday, I have had no more problems with Touchwiz Home stopping notice. It has been about 24 hours since I updated it.
I guess Google resolved the bug.

I'm facing this issue after update to kitkat. I can't uninstall google search update as the version installed in the rom is the last one. Pop up is very boring What can I do ?
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System Service draining battery life (SOLVED)

Within the past few days I've noticed that me x727's battery has been draining quite a bit faster. Always at the top of the list in battery stats is System Service. I always have location services and Bluetooth disabled. Has anyone had a similar issue and figured out the exact cause?
edit: I just came across this post from someone else who has Mint SIM and they suggested entering the APN values manually instead of using what the network gives your phone automatically. https://community.zteusa.com/thread/13643#74674. So far it seems like phone is holding a data connection immediately after Wi-Fi disconnect, but time will tell how battery life will be.
edit 2: manually setting the apn values using what Mint Sim provides on their website has completely foxed the issue! My battery life is back to normal and my data connection holds normally again.

I have this exact same problem, but with location services on. Also, I had Android OS draining the battery. I don't know what is causing these issues. Hope someone can find the problem.

Habe also problems with System Services
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Swipe away settings on recents

After one month without reboot or switch off the phone also i had the same problem: reboot the phone twice helped me.

Same issue here, System Service is about 50-70% of values of screen (e.g. if screen is 40%, System Service is 20-28%)

A reboot or swiping away settings don't seem to help for me.

Same here. I did rebooting the phone twice and swipe away settings does not seem to help, too.

- So enable background resource control if you disabled it before via *#46360000#*#*
- Limit the apps (particularly LeEco apps) running on start-up via Permissions setting
- Limit the apps showing notifications via Notification management

Joms_US said:
- So enable background resource control if you disabled it before via *#46360000#*#*
- Limit the apps (particularly LeEco apps) running on start-up via Permissions setting
- Limit the apps showing notifications via Notification management
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Disabling the background resource control cause the System service and Android OS to ramp up? I disable it, because of notification issues with gmail, whatsapp, hangout, and outlook mail. Notification only works when I open the app. Other than that, notification never works.

crazy1990 said:
Disabling the background resource control cause the System service and Android OS to ramp up? I disable it, because of notification issues with gmail, whatsapp, hangout, and outlook mail. Notification only works when I open the app. Other than that, notification never works.
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My notifications (gmail, yahoo mail, work email, messenger, hangout) are perfectly fine with Background Resource Control enabled.

Joms_US said:
My notifications (gmail, yahoo mail, work email, messenger, hangout) are perfectly fine with Background Resource Control enabled.
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Really? Did you change any setting in the phone manager app or something like power saving management, auto launch, align wakeup, etc? Or you leave everything alone as default? I had this issue since 19s. Lol. I might be missing something.

crazy1990 said:
Really? Did you change any setting in the phone manager app or something like power saving management, auto launch, align wakeup, etc? Or you leave everything alone as default? I had this issue since 19s. Lol. I might be missing something.
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I made sure the apps that send notification will auto-launch (Permissions menu) and they can notify (Notifications Management menu) and Important Notice star enabled as well. Google sync should be enabled under Account Management and some apps like Gmail have Sync options that should be enabled as well.
Align Wakeup and Ultra Long Standby both disabled and mine is running stock 21S.
And oh notifications are also coming thru my Gear Fit2 for convenience. =D
HTH

Joms_US said:
I made sure the apps that send notification will auto-launch (Permissions menu) and they can notify (Notifications Management menu) and Important Notice star enabled as well. Google sync should be enabled under Account Management and some apps like Gmail have Sync options that should be enabled as well.
Align Wakeup and Ultra Long Standby both disabled and mine is running stock 21S.
And oh notifications are also coming thru my Gear Fit2 for convenience. =D
HTH
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Thanks for the help. I recently change the setting and will test it for a couple of days.
Edit: I test the notification after making some changes on what you did. The notification works, but it's 15 minute delay. It's not an instant. Is this normal?

This is ridiculous. My mother's galaxy 6 life is better now with this issue.
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TheDethEgineer said:
This is ridiculous. My mother's galaxy 6 life is better now with this issue.
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Its common issue if you browse various forums, many users with many different devices has this issue. Ofcourse google could optimise system better, but 90% of times its due to user configuration/buggy apps. First thing i would do is turn off backup under settings and location history.

Incogn said:
Its common issue if you browse various forums, many users with many different devices has this issue. Ofcourse google could optimise system better, but 90% of times its due to user configuration/buggy apps. First thing i would do is turn off backup under settings and location history.
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It does seem to be a common issue from what i've found in my own research, however the issue seems to have gotten a lot worse on my device in the past few weeks for an unknown reason.

darkmuck said:
It does seem to be a common issue from what i've found in my own research, however the issue seems to have gotten a lot worse on my device in the past few weeks for an unknown reason.
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I can guarantee you its your configuration fault. Its either buggy app, a buggy app or data restore, or buggy system service not letting device sleep properly. As i said earlier, i would start by disabling backup under settings, also location history reporting. Thats 2 things known to cause these problems. If that doesnt help would start looking into apps, 1 by 1. Safest way is to just clean flash or factory reset, then turn off backup and location history, and before installing any app or backup, i am 100% sure, the phone will sleep as a baby. Then start installing apps and look for culprit if its there.

I can confirm, that disabling location service (and location history) is a solution for battery draining. When I disable it in system settings, problem gone.

Textra Doesn't display all the way to the top?

Hey guys,
I use textra as my standard messaging app. It seems like it gets cut off on the s8's display, not going all the way to the top. It leaves a black space between the top of the app and the notification bar. Not sure if this is a textra issue that needs to get updated or an app viewing setting somewhere in the s8 that I'm missing. Either way it sure would be nice if that dead space went away lol
Anybody know any tricks?
Cheers!
Edit: Apps this happens in I've found so far
Textra
theChive
Various banking apps
I'm thinking it's something with the individual apps not being able to display in a certain aspect ratio? Dunno.
A little extra testing showed that this is independent of launcher used. I didn't think it would have an effect but figured I would give it a shot anyways. I used the google now launcher with no difference.

Try Settings, display, full screen apps. Toggle the individual program to be full screen. Should solve the problem.
Sent from my S8

chumpysv said:
Try Settings, display, full screen apps. Toggle the individual program to be full screen. Should solve the problem.
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Problem solved! No idea why this is an option I need to check. Bought the phone for a full screen, why would i not wanna utilize that full screen? lol

Programs aren't made to this aspect ratio yet. There could be glitches. You choose full screen you deal with the consequences.
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Have you noticed when you receive a text message and you click on it from the notification screen it makes you swipe to open still? I have the AT&T version and this annoys me.
Like any notification you tap it and instead of opening the phone it goes to a blurry screen and makes you swipe again.

yeah, I wish apps went all the way by default when you install them, and if they don't work that way, I can go in an turn off. I have to go in and turn them all on at the beginning which is annoying.

co.ag.2005 said:
yeah, I wish apps went all the way by default when you install them, and if they don't work that way, I can go in an turn off. I have to go in and turn them all on at the beginning which is annoying.
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how do you do that?

mistahseller said:
how do you do that?
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are you asking how to stretch apps all the way to the edges? It was described in post #2. I just wish they were enabled by default, I just have to go in and turn them on manually upon download.

co.ag.2005 said:
are you asking how to stretch apps all the way to the edges? It was described in post #2. I just wish they were enabled by default, I just have to go in and turn them on manually upon download.
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My error, I thought you were referring to my post.

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My error, I thought you were referring to my post.
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no worries. I'm not sure about how to help with your question, though. I'm using Textra for SMS/MMS and when I click notification, it opens the Textra quick reply box.

co.ag.2005 said:
no worries. I'm not sure about how to help with your question, though. I'm using Textra for SMS/MMS and when I click notification, it opens the Textra quick reply box.
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Not the click reply like actually double tapping the notification to open the phone makes me swipe to open again.
Here's an example: https://giphy.com/gifs/l0Iy4KrShHt0Sa6Wc

mistahseller said:
Not the click reply like actually double tapping the notification to open the phone makes me swipe to open again.
Here's an example: https://giphy.com/gifs/l0Iy4KrShHt0Sa6Wc
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interesting. what app are you using? stock samsung messages?

co.ag.2005 said:
interesting. what app are you using? stock samsung messages?
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No that's Textra but it does it with any app.

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No that's Textra but it does it with any app.
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I just watched your video closely. So you are talking about opening the textra message from the lock screen by double tapping? yeah, mine makes me unlock the phone too. I have iris scanner and FP setup. so if I double tap the message from the lockscreen, I have to unlock the phone first to see it or reply to it. I think that's pretty standard.
You can setup reply boxes on the lock screen. I haven't played with it much but I think it'll let you reply with a locked phone. Check out the heads up floating notification section under "when locked"
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I just watched your video closely. So you are talking about opening the textra message from the lock screen by double tapping? yeah, mine makes me unlock the phone too. I have iris scanner and FP setup. so if I double tap the message from the lockscreen, I have to unlock the phone first to see it or reply to it. I think that's pretty standard.
You can setup reply boxes on the lock screen. I haven't played with it much but I think it'll let you reply with a locked phone. Check out the heads up floating notification section under "when locked"
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It's any app. I guess I'm nust not used to it coming from a pixel

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It's any app. I guess I'm nust not used to it coming from a pixel
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did you not have lockscreen security setup on your pixel? I know on my OnePlus One running 7.1.2, if I don't have any lockscreen security (just set to swipe), I can do what you are trying to do. But I think anytime you setup a pin, pattern, fp, etc., you have to insert in those unlocking methods first.
OR, did you have some kind of smart unlock setup on your Pixel that you haven't on your S8 yet? like proximity (home), connection (bluetooth or wifi), etc?
Smart Lock https://imgur.com/a/nEXyh

co.ag.2005 said:
did you not have lockscreen security setup on your pixel? I know on my OnePlus One running 7.1.2, if I don't have any lockscreen security (just set to swipe), I can do what you are trying to do. But I think anytime you setup a pin, pattern, fp, etc., you have to insert in those unlocking methods first.
OR, did you have some kind of smart unlock setup on your Pixel that you haven't on your S8 yet? like proximity (home), connection (bluetooth or wifi), etc?
Smart Lock https://imgur.com/a/nEXyh
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No I've never used any type of lock I just have swipe to open.

mistahseller said:
No I've never used any type of lock I just have swipe to open.
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yeah, not sure. that would be annoying. on my OnePlus One, double clicking the notification unlocks phone immediately and goes to that app.